All About Alliteration

Have you ever wanted to become an expert on allit­er­a­tion? If noth­ing else, it’s a beau­ti­ful word! Seriously, when one uses allit­er­a­tion prop­erly – espe­cially in pub­li­ca­tions – it is sub­tly effective.

If you work on Web sites, ezines, or print pub­li­ca­tion, this may be a good time for you to brush up on the amaz­ing world of alliteration.

…threat­ens power and pop­u­lar­ity (bet­ter than …threat­ens strength and pop­u­lar­ity… or …threat­ens power and reputation.)

In allit­er­a­tion, the rhyming words don’t need to be next to each other; they just need to be in the same group­ing of words. And the words used don’t need to begin with the same let­ter: they need to have a sim­i­lar ini­tial sound. Examples: night / knight … no / know … cede / seed … cell / sell.